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Judge restores oil lease on land sacred to Native Americans in US, Canada

A federal judge ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a drilling lease that has been in dispute for decades on land near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation that is considered sacred to Native American tribes in the US and Canada. The 10-square-mile (25-square-kilometer) oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area of northwestern Montana was first issued in 1982. It was cancelled in 2016 under then-US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, at the request of the Blackfoot tribes and conservation groups. There have been efforts to declare the area a national monument or make it a cultural heritage area, and tribal leaders have bitterly opposed drilling in recent decades. But US District Judge Richard Leon on Friday said Jewell lacked the authority to withdraw the lease so many years after it was sold and after several prior studies examined the environmental and other impacts of drilling in the area. He ordered Interior Department officials to reinstate the lease and a issue a .

Canada's unemployment rate rise to 5.4% in Aug for first time in 7 months

Canada's unemployment rate rose to 5.4 per cent in August for the first time in seven months, Statistics Canada has said.

Canada stabbings suspect has long criminal records, community blames drugs

As a Canadian Indigenous community comes to grips with a deadly stabbing rampage by two of its own, many blamed rampant drug and alcohol use on the reserve that they linked to repeated failures by the government over many years. One of the alleged attackers, Myles Sanderson, has 59 criminal convictions, according to parole documents. He'd been serving a sentence of four years and four months on charges that included assault with a weapon, assault on a peace officer and robbery when he was released. Public Safety Minister Mendicino said he's been told by the parole board there will be an investigation into its assessment of Myles Sanderson. I want the know the reasons behind the decision" to release him, he said. I'm extremely concerned with what occurred here. Many of his past crimes happened when he was intoxicated, and he told parole officials substance use made him out of his mind. He had been sought for a parole violation since May. The drug problem and the alcohol problem o

Fears run high as police search home for stabbing suspect in Canada

Canadian authorities are reporting a possible sighting of the suspect in a series of deadly stabbings on the Indigenous reserve that was the scene of many of the crimes. An Associated Press reporter heard people screaming and running on Tuesday afternoon and saw police surround a home on the James Smith Cree First Nation. An emergency alert to phones warned people to shelter in place. It's not clear if the remaining fugitive, Myles Sanderson, is inside the house. Police have been saying they believed he was in a different part of the province. The other suspect, his brother, Damien, was found dead Monday near the stabbing sites. Authorities are investigating whether Myles Sanderson killed his brother. The series of stabbings killed 11 and wounded 18 people.

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Canadian police search Saskatchewan province for suspects in stabbing case

Canadian police searched across the expansive province of Saskatchewan for two suspects believed to have stabbed to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in one of the deadliest mass killings in the country's history. The suspects also injured 15 people in the series of knife attacks that led the James Smith Cree Nation to declare a state of emergency and badly shook residents of the nearby village of Weldon. No one in this town is ever going to sleep again. They're going to be terrified to open their door," said Weldon resident Ruby Works, who was close to one of the victims. Police, meanwhile, said a vehicle reportedly carrying the two suspects had been spotted in Regina, about 335 km (208 miles) south of the communities where the stabbings occurred. Regina police chief Evan Bray said late Sunday they still believe the suspects are in Regina. If in the Regina area, take precautions & consider sheltering in place. Do not leave a secure location. DO NOT ...

Canadian PM Trudeau calls Saskatchewan stabbing attacks 'heartbreaking'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the Saskatchewan attacks as "horrific and heartbreaking"

10 dead, 15 injured in stabbings in Canada's Saskatchewan, say police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a press conference on Sunday that they are looking for two suspects

Visa delays continue for Indians waiting to join Canadian universities

Earlier, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa asked the Canadian authorities to look into the problems faced by college students enrolled in Canadian universities

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau makes first cabinet shuffle since 2021 election

Helena Jaczek, minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, becomes minister of public services and procurement

Russia bans entry of 55 more Canadian citizens over conflicting sanctions

The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that an additional 55 Canadian citizens have been indefinitely barred from entering the country in response to Ottawa's anti-Russian sanctions

Canada confirms 1,251 monkeypox cases with most cases in Ontario

The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed 1,251 cases of monkeypox, including 35 hospitalisations in the country.

ISIS bride Shamima Begum was smuggled by Canadian spy, claims book

Shamima Begum, the London-born Bangladeshi-origin woman who fled the UK and joined the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist network as a teenager, was smuggled into Syria by a spy for Canada, a new book has claimed. The Secret History of the Five Eyes' by Richard Kerbaj, to be published on Thursday, claims that Canada privately admitted its involvement and then asked British authorities to cover up its role. The term "Five Eyes" refers to the network of intelligence-sharing between Canada, Britain, the US, Australia and New Zealand. "For seven years now this has been covered up by the Canadians, Kerbaj told the Guardian' and claimed that he interviewed multiple Canadian intelligence officials for the book to confirm the timeline of events. "I think the cover-up is worse than the offence in many ways here because you would expect human intelligence agencies to recruit members of criminal groups and terrorist groups, he said. Begum, referred to as an ISIS bride after marrying a Dutch fight

Goyal reviews ongoing FTAs; deliberates ways to fast track negotiations

India is currently negotiating trade deals with developed nations such as the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the European Union (EU).

Looking at duty-free access for ODOP products in FTAs: Piyush Goyal

The minister also called for integration of One District One Product initiative with ONDC

Why do Indians prefer Canada over the US? Here's all you need to know

Out of the 405,303 new permanent residents in Canada, which were granted in 2021, at least one-third of the residents were Indians.

Canada visa: Processing delay may force 15% of students to defer admission

Thanks to unprecedented rise in applications processing time has increased from four weeks earlier to 12 weeks now

Canada announces new sanctions against Russia, funds two Ukraine projects

Trudeau said that Canada is imposing new measures on 62 close associates of the Russian government and a defence sector entity

Germany, Canada sign hydrogen deal in 'historic step for shared future'

Germany and Canada have signed a cooperation agreement for the production and transport of hydrogen on the second day of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's inaugural trip to Canada

Canada's population may double to 74 mn by 2068, says national agency

The population aged 85 and older may more than triple over the same period, from 871,000 in 2021 to 3.2 million in 2068, Statistics Canada said